Belarus vs Russia

Belarus vs Russia: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 31.3% of GDP in Belarus and 16.6% of GDP in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by 14.7 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Belarus vs Russia: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 31.3% of GDP in Belarus and 16.6% of GDP in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by 14.7 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Russia.
BelarusRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belarus has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Belarus ranked 124 and Russia ranked 144 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belarus at 27% of GDP and Russia at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBelarusRussia
202531.316.6
202438.714.8
202340.715.2
202240.815.1
202141.216.5
202047.519.2
20194113.8
201847.513.6
201753.214.3
201653.514.9
20155315.3
201438.815.1
201336.912.4
20123711.2
201158.210.3
201036.810.1
200932.69.9
200820.37.4
200715.88
200612.39.8
20058.114.9
20049.220.8
2003–28.3
2002–37.6
2001–44.4
2000–55.9
1999–92.4
1998–135.2
1997–51.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelarusRussia
202631.119.3
202730.222.2
202829.524.8
202928.427.2
203027.729.1
20312730.7

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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